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10 things that lead to the independance of america

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    American Independance Timeline

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    King George III prohibited any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains to ease tensions with the Native Americans.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    required colonist to pay tax on sugar
  • The Currency act

    The Currency act

    Prohibited the colonist from issuing any legal tender paper money,
  • stamp act

    stamp act

    passed by the british parliament and required colonists to pay tax on every peice of printed paper they used
  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act

    Required colonist to house British troops and supply them with food
  • The passing of the Townshend Revenue Acts

    The passing of the Townshend Revenue Acts

    Imposed a new series of taxes on the colonists to offset the costs of administering and protecting the American colonies
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    a mob harasses british soldiers who then fire their muskets pointblank
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    Maintained a three penney per pound tax on tea
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston tea party was a demonstration against taxation and a rebellion against corruption and mismanagement in the government
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts

    It was a response to the rebellion in Massachusetts and shut down all commercial shipping in Boston harbor until Massachusetts pay the taxes ovened on the tea dumped in the harbor

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